Garment-supporter.



PAIENTED JULY 7, 1903.

J. WILKINSON.

GARMENT SUPPORTER. APPLICATION nun JUNE 14. 1901.

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PATENT Patented July '7, 1903.

OFFlCEa Q'JENNIE WILKINSON," or oLnvELANi), oHIo.

GARMENT-SUPPORTER.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 733,102, dated July 7,1903;.

Application filed June 14, 1901.

To all whom it int/y. concern.-

Be it known thatl, JENNIE WILKINSON, a

citizen of theUnited States, and a resident of Cleveland, county ofOuyahoga, and State of. Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Garment-Supporters, of which the following is a specification, theprinciple use it has been customary to employ a series of sharp teethfor catching the rear lower edge portion of the shirt-waist and holdsame in place. Such arrangement has been found to be very objectionablein that it results in the tearing of the fabric of the shirt-waist."Such objectionable feature is eliminatedby my said invention.

The annexed drawings and the following description set forth in detailcertain mechanism embodying the invention, such disclosed meansconstituting but one of various mechanical forms in which the principleof the invention may be used.

. In said annexed drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view of agarment-supporter embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a rear elevationofthe rear, intermediate portion of my improved garmentsupporter. Fig. 3is a plan view of the portion shown-in Fig.

2, and Figs. Land 5 illustrate the end portions of the two side pieceswhich are contiguous. to the ends of the rear portion. Fig. 6-is a viewshowing aportion of a shirt-waist with the rear intermediate piece ofthe supporter in position thereon.

' Said device consists of the rear intermediate piece A and the two sidepieces B B, all constructed of thin sheet metal. Piece A is providedupon its lower edge with a series of downwardly-projecting prongs a,which are one of the eyes a Serial No. 64,536. (No model.)

made blunt, so as to prevent all possibility of their catching andtearing fabric adjacent 'thereto.-

at, and adjacent to each such slotis a series of'keyhole-eyes a Eachcontiguous end Z) of the side pieces B is reducedin size, so as to becapable of insertion through its respective slot a, and is provided witha button I), having a reduced neck and adapted to enter any In securingthe side and rearpieces each of the former ispassed through itsrespective slot a from the outside inwardly and the button inserted andsecured in one of the eyes a contiguous to such end, as shown in Fig. 1.

The outer surface of each of the side pieces is provided with a seriesof hooks 11*, upon which the skirt is hung and supported, as is also theouter surface of the rear piece A,

Fig. 2.-

Suitable means are provided for securing means, however, constituting nopart of my herein-described invention.

The device as above described is simple in construction, may be readilyadjusted. to different lengths, the range of variation depend ing uponthe number of eyes in the rear piece, as is readily understood, andpresents no sharp points upon which the shirt-waist is liable to catchand tear.

Other modes of applying the principle of my invention may be employedinstead of the one explained, change being made as regards the mechanismherein disclosed, provided the means stated by any one of the. followingclaims or the equivalent of such stated. means be employed.

I therefore particularly point out and distinctly claim as myinvention- 1. A garment supporter comprising two side portions and arear intermediate portion, the contiguous end of each side portion andrear portion being provided with a slot and a series of eyes and abutton respectively, the

the front ends of the two side pieces, such one portion passing throughsaid slot and seprovided with a. series of blunt teeth integral :0 curedto the other by means of such button therewith and projecting downwardlyfrom and one of said eyes, said intermediate porthe lower edge thereof.

tion being provided with a series of-hooks and Signed by me this 7th dayof J une, 1901;

5 downwardly-projeetin blunt pron 's. 1 2. A garmentsupp ortercomprising two I JENNIE WILKINSON side portions and one rearintermediate porl Attest: tion, each such side portion being adjustablyD. T. DAVIES, v

securable upon said rear portion, the latter G; W. SAYWELE;

